Nonprofit · EIN 20-1957878
SHOW-ME INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63108
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,813,203 | $1,649,607 | $163,596 | $3,272,559 | $283,176 | $2,989,383 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,792,440 | $1,713,346 | $79,094 | $3,159,191 | $333,404 | $2,825,787 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,721,260
- Program service revenue
- $3,167
- Investment income
- $93,892
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$879
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$5,216
- Other revenue
- -$5,116
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $283,770
- Other salaries and wages
- $823,812
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,224,071
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,080
- Accounting fees
- $41,233
- Occupancy
- $52,151
- Travel
- $6,137
- Depreciation
- $12,452
- Program services (functional)
- $1,368,262
- Management and general (functional)
- $176,322
- Fundraising (functional)
- $105,023
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,159,191
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,272,559
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $283,176
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,989,383
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,211
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,948,132
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $41,251
- Gross receipts
- $1,842,248
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- MO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRENDA TALENT | CEO Officer | 25 | $275,505 | $8,265 |
| ANDREW WILSON | SENIOR FELLOW Highest-paid employee | 35 | $147,494 | $4,425 |
| JESSICA GATEWOOD | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $140,249 | $10,270 |
| SUSAN PENDERGRASS | DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION POLICY Highest-paid employee | 28 | $145,469 | $4,364 |
| DAVID STOKES | DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL POLICY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $124,913 | $3,747 |
| REX SINQUEFIELD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FORSHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN HOLEKAMP | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| W BEVIS SCHOCK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BUKOWSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES FORSYTH III | CHAIR & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS GRIESEMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| HON ROBERT HELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGG KELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LAMPING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL PODGURSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEVIN SHORT | DIRECTOR (TERM END 9/24) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| CROSBY KEMPER III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| E CARTER SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRENDA TALENT | CEO Officer | 25 | $258,338 | $7,750 |
| ANDREW WILSON | SENIOR FELLOW Highest-paid employee | 35 | $140,471 | $4,214 |
| SUSAN PENDERGRASS | DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION POLICY Highest-paid employee | 28 | $138,554 | $4,157 |
| JESSICA GATEWOOD | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $129,146 | $9,291 |
| PATRICK ISHMAEL | DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT ACC. Highest-paid employee | 35 | $114,623 | $8,659 |
| DAVID STOKES | DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL POLICY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $118,965 | $3,569 |
| REX SINQUEFIELD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FORSHAW | CHAIR & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN HOLEKAMP | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| W BEVIS SCHOCK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BUKOWSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES FORSYTH III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS GRIESEMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| HON ROBERT HELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGG KELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LAMPING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PODGURSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN SHORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5297 WASHINGTON PL, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63108-1116
- In care of
- % THE ORGANIZATION
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAMES G FORSYTH III, 5297 WASHINGTON PLACE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63108
- Signed the 990
- JAMES G FORSYTH III, CHAIR & TREASURER
- Phone
- (314) 454-0647
- Website
- WWW.SHOWMEINSTITUTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE PUBLIC POLICIES THAT ENHANCE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF MISSOURI.
Program accomplishments
- SHOW-ME INSTITUTE PUBLISHED FIFTEEN (15) STUDIES, ESSAYS, AND REPORTS BY STAFF, TWENTY-ONE (21) COMMENTARIES, AND 179 BLOG POSTS, RELATED TO VARIOUS TOPICS INCLUDING EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, STATE TAXES, AND MISSOURI'S ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE STUDIES, ESSAYS AND REPORTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN PRINT FORM, COMMENTARIES WERE PUBLISHED IN NEWSPAPERS, AND ALL STUDIES, ESSAYS, REPORTS, COMMENTARIES, AND BLOG POSTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE.Expenses $963,916
- DRAFTED AND DISSEMINATED NEWSLETTERS, REPORTS AND OTHER CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING INSTITUTE RESEARCH AND EVENTS.Expenses $309,944
- IN AND THROUGHOUT MISSOURI, SHOW-ME INSTITUTE HOSTED LECTURES BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL, PARTICIPATED IN PUBLIC EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS EITHER IN-PERSON OR THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING, AND APPEARED IN NUMEROUS MEDIA OUTLETS, I.E., RADIO AND TELEVISION, TO PRESENT ITS RESEARCH FINDINGS TO LOCAL AND STATE NONPROFIT, LEGISLATIVE, MEDIA, AND CITIZEN GROUPS. WITH RESPECT TO LECTURES AND SEMINARS, THE INSTITUTE SPONSORED OR CO-SPONSORED FOUR (4) EVENING LECTURES, THREE IN ST. LOUIS AND ONE IN KANSAS CITY, AND TWO (2) VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS WITH NOTED SCHOLARS AND STAFF, ALL OPENED TO THE PUBLIC. THE INSTITUTE ALSO SPONSORED OR CO-SPONSORED EIGHT (8) IN-PERSON FORUMS IN MISSOURI, SIX IN ST. LOUIS, ONE IN SPRINGFIELD AND ONE IN COLUMBIA; ALL OPENED TO THE PUBLIC. IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE PARTICIPATED IN THE CREATION OF FORTY-FIVE (45) PODCASTS RELATED TO ITS RESEARCH TOPICS.Expenses $94,402 · revenue $3,167
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1957878
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T05)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,272,559
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,842,248
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,813,203 | $1,649,607 | $3,272,559 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,792,440 | $1,713,346 | $3,159,191 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,786,949 | $1,611,384 | $3,123,155 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-1957878).
Questions about SHOW-ME INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of SHOW-ME INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SHOW-ME INSTITUTE is 20-1957878.
- Is SHOW-ME INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to SHOW-ME INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SHOW-ME INSTITUTE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SHOW-ME INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SHOW-ME INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SHOW-ME INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JAMES G FORSYTH III.
- Who are the officers and directors of SHOW-ME INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $275,505 (BRENDA TALENT, CEO).
- How much revenue does SHOW-ME INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,813,203, expenses of $1,649,607 and total assets of $3,272,559 at year end.
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